I couldn't help myself with this one. A guy selling a Jetta on Craigslist, and the title for his ad is "02 JETTA fasssttttt - $5000 (Brooklyn, NY)"

Pictures of the car look pretty stock, and then I read the ad.

"This car is fast. I drive a Mercedes S550 and this jetta is one of those cars where you would rather drive it than your $125,000 car. The car is cosmetically clean with 129k miles. Im a mechanic so everything has been tuned up and replaced all that needs to be done is for it to be driven away."

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/2603666812.html

So in the moment I figured what the heck, let's email him and see all the work he has done to this car. I asked is it manual, and has it been modded.

The reply I got was:

"The car is an automatic no mods but was owned by slow drivers that never went over 60 I've driven the car and my dad is sellin it. It has raw power. This is why he said he won't sell it someone who is really young and irresponsible. Money is not the issue its the driver."



Just thought it was all funny and I'd share.

 

Looks like it comes with a Toyota Avalon too

 

 

if you buy it, I would still have it inspected by VW....

 

Oh I definitely wasn't looking to buy. Looking for a used truck and the fasssst made me want to look. When I read the part about rather drive then his s550, I had to laugh.

 

I'll buy!
I would def. drive this over my TL!

 

looks like a 1.8t

 

It is I believe. Bone stock 1.8t auto is about as fast as my work van, possibly slower, and nowhere near as nice to drive as an s550.

 

I just emailed him:

Ill post the reply once I get it

 

 

1.8t NeVa LoSe.

 

So he lives in the hood (judging from the pics), is a mechanic, and has a $125,000 mercedes? Ok....

 

^ He works in a chop shop as a mechanic??? ^

 

Being a mechanic can be a very lucrative career if you over charge and never do the work

 

Hennessey?

 

I'd rather have a 2003 Yukon?








(I promise this is the last time I roll that line out, really)

 

I'd rather drive that than my Acura. Can't beat VW reliability.

 

My A6 has had less issues then my Legend had.

 

What about your S4?

 

My S4 never gave me a problem either. Only sold it due to financial hardships years ago.

 

 

I don't doubt there are plenty of VWs/Audis that are trouble free. But as a general pattern...

 

VW - Death from a thousand cuts.

Acura - Stranded on the side of the road and bloodied from a $3k repair bill.

Not sure which one I'd rather endure.

 

 

He hasnt responded to my email yet. Its like he doesnt want to sell that POS Benz. Ill send him another email about it.